"Although it could work early on, if they attack like this just to rack up the strike count..." Miyuki said with a smile as he watched the Double Pitcher nod frantically at him.
Miyuki had already realized that if Nioh's catcher's Inside Corner Ball attack pattern wasn't laying the groundwork for some strategy, but merely trying to steal strike counts, then Nioh's ace would not last much longer.
"That would be suicide!!" Sendou added.
"It won't work against Ichidai San High's batters!" Miyuki spoke almost at the same time as Sendou.
"Oh!" The Double Pitcher wore an adorably stunned expression of sudden understanding.
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"Come to think of it! Nioh's ace, with those thick eyebrows, big eyes, and that determined expression, kind of looks like a manga protagonist!
And...
Eijun! His eyes look a lot like yours!" Sendou said with a grin.
"Really?"
"Yeah!
Both the shape of your eyes and your gaze are really similar!!" Sendou burst out laughing.
"Crack!!"
Before Sendou's laughter had faded, a tremendous sound rang out from the field.
"Pfft!"
"It's gone!!!"
"It's fine, Ritsudi's game just opened up an opportunity!
Miyagawa, the third batter, strikes first with a Home Run!!!"
"Oh!!!" The Double Pitcher immediately stared at Miyuki in shock.
Sawamura's little bird mouth had become a sight to behold.
"A prophet?" Furuya, who rarely spoke, murmured in surprise.
"See?!" Miyuki looked at the Double Pitcher smugly.
"And that smug look of yours!!!
Sendou saw it too!!" Sawamura loudly retorted.
"That said!
It could still have been a lucky hit!
As long as they don't allow more runs and let the lead grow any wider...
Their chance will come!" Miyuki completely ignored the latter half of Sawamura's words and continued explaining.
"Ohhh!" The Double Pitcher once again looked utterly bewildered.
As if they completely